Sporting Notes in the Far East. 185 



The old polo-ground used to be situated on a large tract of 

 reclaimed foreshore beyond Wanchai, close to that haven for shore- 

 boats. Typhoon harbour (or Jardine's creek) still presents 

 one of the sights of Hongkong, when, on the approach of a storm 

 in the hurricane season, the myriads of junks, sampans, and 

 slipper boats, which at ordinary times almost cover the surperb 

 harbour from end to end, all start racing and hurrying " chop- 

 chop " for the security offered by this refuge, till not one remains 

 outside to face the " blow." These fellows need no barometer ! 

 Long before the most delicate " glass," begins to shew indications 

 of a great atmospheric disturbance near at hand ; the junkmen, by 

 some wonderful gift of instinct know what to expect : the warning 

 cry of " Typhoon ! (king of the winds) he come ! " goes up ; and 

 " Hai yah ! " " up stick ! " and away goes John, his family, and 

 his floating house " withal." 



MACAO. 



Sport here, mostly consists of snipe shooting : and I think the 

 following analysis of a fairly successful expedition of three guns, in 

 which I had the pleasure of joining, will give a rough idea as to 

 what a party may expect to kill there at the same period of the year. 



It took place in the early part of December '88, and we were 

 away four days. 



We hired a " hakka " boat from one " Jim," of Hongkong ; and 



